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Where does “pseudodemocratico” come from?

pseudodemocratico (Italian) comes from Italian pseudo-, from Greek ψεύδο-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pseudodemocratico (Italian): pseudodemocratic

Definitions

  1. pseudodemocratic

Ancestry of “pseudodemocratico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpseudo-pseudo-
2Greekψεύδο-—
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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